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WHO and partners conducting an assessment at Don Bosco Gumbo Oral Rehydration Point

WHO in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and health partners strategizes efforts to combat cholera in South Sudan

Cholera contributes substantially to the disease burden in South…
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The Risk Communication Team in a discussion with a group of men in the affected community

WHO responds to new acute watery diarrhea outbreak rumour in a remote zone in Somali region of Ethiopia

Jjiga City, Somali Region - In disease outbreak situations, rumours…
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Engaging communities along the Duma river

Engaging communities to tackle cholera in Tanzania

Simiyu Region, January 2016 - Simiyu is among the 22 regions in…
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WHO mobilizes 164 500 doses of oral cholera vaccine to help control the cholera outbreak in Tanzania

Kigoma, 18 June 2015 – The cholera risk remains high in villages…
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Washing hands with safe water and soap helps prevent cholera

WHO intensifies support to cholera outbreak in Malawi and Mozambique

Brazzaville /Lilongwe, 3 March 2015 – The WHO Regional Office for…
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Cholera prevention measures reduce transmission among displaced people in South Sudan

When violence erupted in South Sudan at the end of 2013, tens of…
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